Title :
Coordinating Curriculum Implementation Using Wiki-supported Graph Visualization
Author :
Kabicher, Sonja ; Motschnig-Pitrik, Renate
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. for Educ. Technol., Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Traditionally, curriculum specifications tend to be formal, static documents, not encouraging adaptation and evolution. In order to facilitate various activities in implementing a curriculum, such as coordinating content, meta-cognitive competences, student-centered learning outcomes, this work proposes to employ a structured, Wiki-supported space. Our experience with this approach showed an improved transparency and coordination of courses based on a structured overview, a multi-faceted specification and increased sharing among teaching staff.
Keywords :
computer science education; data visualisation; educational courses; formal specification; graph theory; information resources; Wiki-supported graph visualization; computer science; curriculum implementation; curriculum specifications; meta-cognitive competences; multifaceted specification; student-centered learning outcomes; teaching staff; Application software; Computer science; Education; Educational technology; Information technology; Mathematics; Qualifications; Space technology; Visualization; Web services;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2009. ICALT 2009. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Riga
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2009.54